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. 2020 Sep 24;25(3):826–835. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-03041-7

Table 2.

HIV care outcomes, by depressive severity

Outcome Total Depression
None Mild Moderate to Severe
% or Mean (SD)
Retention indicators N = 1017 N = 751 N = 199 N = 67
Continuous engagement 30% 28% 34% 34%
“Alive and in care” 59% 57% 63% 58%
Currently on ART 48% 46% 53% 48%
In care after 6 months 57% 57% 57% 61%
Consistent ART 40% 40% 43% 40%
HIV appointment attendance (Range: 0-1) 0.5 (0.4) 0.5 (0.4) 0.6 (0.4) 0.5 (0.4)
ART pill possession (Range: 0.16-1), 0.7 (0.4) 0.7 (0.4) 0.7 (0.4) 0.7 (0.4)
Viral suppression N = 454 N = 339 N = 88 N = 27
Viral suppression 93% 93% 94% 93%
Retention + Viral suppression N = 1017 N = 751 N = 199 N = 67
Continuous engagement with viral suppression 21% 20% 26% 24%
Continuous engagement, missing viral load 7% 7% 7% 9%

Transferred within the first 6 months of care: Not depressed n = 48; Mild Depression n = 15; Moderate to Severe Depression n = 9; Died within the first 6 months of care: Not depressed n = 2; Denominators vary due to viral loads not being drawn or not having or attending a scheduled appointment around 6 months